- Introduced a comprehensive manuscript detailing the optimization framework for buckling-delayed shear-link dampers.
- Included sections on introduction, device description, FEM calibration, surrogate modeling, optimization algorithm, and adaptive validation.
- Implemented a damage-aware objective function and outlined the methodology for generating high-fidelity FEM datasets.
- Discussed the predictive performance of supervised ML models and RBF surrogates, along with planned numerical assessments.
- Added author contributions, acknowledgments, financial disclosures, and conflict of interest statements.